uncouth

Example Sentences

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If it’s uncouth to raise in public, I assure you: lots of people are talking about this privately, because it’s getting hard to ignore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

And he’s seen overwhelming support for his shift toward the uncouth.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2025

It was classic Alatorre: uncompromising, uncouth and unapologetic in the name of exerting his influence to better Latinos.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024

Talking salary has long been seen as uncouth in the US.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2022

“I bet Ally doesn’t even know what the word uncouth even means. Do you?”

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt